Regulatory Effects of the Probiotic Clostridium butyricum on Gut Microbes, Intestinal Health, and Growth Performance of Chickens

Min Liu; Victoria Anthony Uyanga; Xikang Cao; Xinyu Liu; Hai Lin

doi:10.2141/jpsa.2023011

The Journal of Poultry Science (May 2023)

Regulatory Effects of the Probiotic Clostridium butyricum on Gut Microbes, Intestinal Health, and Growth Performance of Chickens

Min Liu,
Victoria Anthony Uyanga,
Xikang Cao,
Xinyu Liu,
Hai Lin

Affiliations

Min Liu: College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Tai’an City, Shandong Province 271018, China
Victoria Anthony Uyanga: College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Tai’an City, Shandong Province 271018, China
Xikang Cao: College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Tai’an City, Shandong Province 271018, China
Xinyu Liu: College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Tai’an City, Shandong Province 271018, China
Hai Lin: College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Tai’an City, Shandong Province 271018, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2141/jpsa.2023011
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 60, no. 2

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Clostridium butyricum is an important probiotic for chickens and exerts various biological activities, including altering the composition of the intestinal microbiota, competing with other microorganisms for nutrients, improving the integrity of the intestinal mucosal system, changing the intestinal barrier, and improving overall host health. Intestinal microbes also play vital roles in maintaining the intestinal barrier, regulating intestinal health, and promoting chicken growth. During chicken production, chickens are vulnerable to various stressors that have detrimental effects on the intestinal barrier with significant economic consequences. C. butyricum is a known probiotic that promotes intestinal health and produces the short-chain fatty acid butyric acid, which is beneficial for the growth performance of chickens. This review elucidates the development and utilization of C. butyricum to improve intestinal barrier function and growth performance in chickens through its probiotic properties and interactions with intestinal microbes.

Published in The Journal of Poultry Science

ISSN: 1346-7395 (Print); 1349-0486 (Online)
Publisher: Japan Poultry Science Association
Country of publisher: Japan
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture
Website: https://jpn-psa.jp/en/jps-en/

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